It was a historic night for American politics on Tuesday after Hillary Clinton officially secured the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States, making her the first woman in U.S. history to receive such an honour.

Some Americans were not satisfied with how the media decided to portray this iconic political moment on newspaper front pages.

Journalist Kelsey McKinney was quick to point out on Twitter that numerous front-pages across America decided to focus their attention on another face of the Clinton campaign, Hillary’s husband and former president Bill Clinton....

Some Americans were not satisfied with how the media decided to portray this iconic political moment on newspaper front pages.

Journalist Kelsey McKinney was quick to point out on Twitter that numerous front-pages across America decided to focus their attention on another face of the Clinton campaign, Hillary’s husband and former president Bill Clinton.

The numerous images used of the former 42nd president were taken during his speech supporting Hillary’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In an article written for Fusion, McKinney notes the argument that Bill Clinton’s photo is more suitable than a picture of Hillary for a front-page story dismisses the Democratic nominee’s monumental accomplishment.

“Sure, newspapers like to run a photo from the actual day an event took place. Yes, Bill was inarguably the biggest name to speak in Philadelphia last night (he used to be president!). And yes, Hillary Clinton wasn’t physically standing on the stage.”“But none of these excuses are reason enough to put Bill Clinton as the representative snapshot of his wife’s historic victory, of the night the first woman is nominated for president by a major party.”McKinney also argues an underlying sexism is responsible for numerous front-page snubs, and highlights other publications who did manage to use either Hillary Clinton or her supporters for their coverage.

Hillary Clinton makes history, but Bill makes the cover|Hillary Clinton made history on Tuesday when she became the first woman to secure a presidential nomination from a major U.S. party — but more than a few American newspapers chose to mark the occasion with big pictures of her smiling husband.

The former secretary of state's historic nod was the leading story in papers around the country on Wednesday morning, but those headlines were often illustrated with pictures of former president Bill Clinton, Tuesday's keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.